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lanceolate, acuminated, narrowed below, somewhat petiolate, 

 downy beneath ; floral leaves subcordate ; corymbs subpanicled ; 

 corolla with roundish segments, and a downy tube ; calycine 

 segments awned. %. H. Native of Georgia and South Caro- 

 lina, on the mountains. Flowers variegated with pale and deep 

 purple. P. decussata, Lyon, mss. 



Acuminated-leaveA Phlox. Fl. Oct. Nov. Clt. 1812. PI. 

 3 to 4 feet. 



12 P. PENDULIFLORA (Sweet, hort. brit. ed. 2d. p. 368. fl. 

 gard. n. s. t. 46.) stem rather flexuous, obsoletely quadrangular, 

 clothed with rough pubescence, spotted ; leaves oblong-lanceo- 

 late, acuminated, nearly sessile, glabrous and shining above, 

 having the margins and nerves scabrous beneath ; corymbs 

 many-flowered, panicled, drooping before expansion ; calyxes 

 downy, with lanceolate, mucronate segments ; segments of co- 

 rolla roundish, imbricate. T. H. Native of North America. 

 Flowers of a rosy purple colour, sweet-scented ; tube smooth, a 

 little recurved. 



Pendulous-flowered Phlox. Fl. Aug. Oct. Clt. 1823. PI. 

 3 to 4 feet. 



13 P. CAROLINA (Lin. spec. 216.) erect; stem downy, sca- 

 bro'us ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, acuminated, glabrous, except 

 the margins and nerves, which are scabrous beneath ; corymbs 

 panicled, subfastigiate, with many-flowered branches ; segments 

 of corolla roundish ; teeth of calyx glabrous, lanceolate, erect ; 

 segments of corolla roundly obovate. l/.H. Native of Lower 

 Carolina, in wet meadows ; and on the mountains of Virginia. 

 Sims, bot. mag. 1344. Mart. cent. t. 10. Sweet, fl. gard. 190. 

 Flowers beautiful, pale purple, the size of those of P. suateolens ; 

 tube of corolla smooth. P. Carolina, Pursh, fl. amer. sept. 1. p. 

 149, is probably P. triflora, Michx. 



Carolina Phlox. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1728. PI. 2 to 3 feet. 



14 P. TRIFLORA (Michx. fl. bor. amer. 1. p. J43.) erect ; stem 

 obsoletely tetragonal, rather downy ; leaves lanceolate, glabrous ; 

 branches of corymb usually 3-flowered ; teeth of calyx linear ; 

 segments of corolla roundly obcordate, slightly undulated, at 

 length reflexed. If. . H. Native of Virginia, on the mountains. 

 Sweet, fl. gard. 49. P. carnea, Sims, bot. mag. t. 2155. Lodd. 

 bot. cab. 711. Flowers in loose spreading corymbs, pale lilac. 

 Segments of calyx nearly as long as the tube of the corolla. 



Three-flonered Phlox. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1816. PI. 1 to 

 2 feet. 



15 P. SITIDA (Pursh, fl. amer. sept. 2. p. 730.) erect, quite 

 glabrous ; stems terete, spotted, smooth ; leaves ovate-oblong, 

 rather fleshy, shining and dark green above, pale beneath ; co- 

 rymbs fastigiate ; lower branches elongated, nearly naked ; seg- 

 ments of corolla broad-obovate, rather retuse ; calycine teeth 

 lanceolate, mucronate. l/.H. Native of South Carolina. P. 

 suffruticosa, Hort. Nearly allied to P. Carolina; but the 

 flowers are large, long, and of a beautiful purple colour. 



Shining-\ea\ed Phlox. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1800. PI. 2 feet. 



16 P. SUFFRUTICOSA (Vent. malm. 2. p. 107.) erect, glabrous ; 

 stem glabrous, trifid at top, and suffruticose at the base ; leaves 

 lanceolate, shining on both surfaces, and acute at both ends, 

 almost veinless ; corymbs crowded with flowers. I/ . H. Na- 

 tive of North America. Willd. enum. 1. p. 200. Poir. encycl. 

 suppl. 4. p. 397. Mordaunt Delauny, herb. amat. 3. t. 4. Ker. 

 bot. reg. 68. Stem much branched, ex Vent. Corolla deep 

 purplish violet, with deeper lines at the base ; segments of the 

 limb roundish-obovate. 



Suffruticose Phlox. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1790. PI. 2 feet. 



17 P. GLABE'RRIMA (Lin. spec. 217. Sweet, fl. gard. n. s. t. 

 36.) plant tufted ; stems erect, glabrous ; leaves linear-lanceo- 

 late, smooth : corymbs terminal, trifid, sub-fastigiate ; fascicles 

 3-4-flowered : segments of corolla roundish ; teeth of calyx 

 acuminated, spreading, mucronate. I/ . H. Native of Lower 



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Carolina, in wet meadows ; and on the mountains of Virginia. 

 Pursh, fl. 1. p. 149. Dill. elth. t. 166. f. 202. St. Hil. 18. t. 

 6. Kerner, oak. pflanz. t. 136. Flowers of a reddish lilac, 

 dying off bluish. 



Quite glabrous Phlox. Fl. Ju. Aug. Clt. 1725. PI. ]| to 

 2 feet. 



18 P. TARDIFLORA (Penny, in Young, hort. eps. p. 38. Loud, 

 hort. brit. p. 596.) stem roughish, obscurely spotted ; leaves 

 lanceolate, acuminated, quite glabrous on both surfaces, shining, 

 with scabrous edges : upper leaves the broadest; racemes pani- 

 cled ; segments of corolla rounded ; tube very long, 3 times 

 longer than the calyx ; calycine teeth lanceolate, acute, erectish. 

 11 . H. Native of North America. P. longiflora, Sweet, brit. 

 fl. gard. n. s. t. 31. Stem bluntly tetragonal. Flowers pure 

 white, fragrant. Very nearly allied to P. suateolens. 



Late-flowering Phlox. Fl. Aug. Oct. Clt. 1825. PL 2 to 3 ft. 



19 P. SICKMA'NNI (Lehm. sem. hort. hamb. 1826. p. 17. act. 

 bonn. 14. p. 814. t. 46.) stems erect, obscurely tetragonal, gla- 

 brous ; leaves lanceolate, acuminated, scabrous, but glabrous 

 beneath ; flowers disposed in large corymbose panicles, which 

 are, as well as the calyxes, downy ; bracteas ciliated ; teeth of 

 calyx subulate, margined with red, ciliated ; segments of corolla 

 obovate; stigma bifid. If.. H. Native of North America. 

 P. scabra, Sweet, fl. gard. 3. t. 248. Stem pale purple above, 

 marked with dark purple spots at the axils of the leaves. Leaves 

 rather undulated ; lower ones attenuated at the base ; upper ones 

 subcordate. Limb of corolla violaceous, each segment marked 

 by an obcordate, white spot at the base. 



Sickmann's Phlox. Fl. Aug. Clt. 1826. PI. 2 to 3 feet. 



20 P. SUAVE V OLENS (Ait. hort. kew. 1 . p. 206.) erect ; stem 

 quite glabrous, without spots ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, smooth ; 

 racemes panicled ; segments of corolla roundish ; calycine teeth 

 lanceolate, acute, erectish. 1 . H. Native from Canada to Vir- 

 ginia, in meadows. P. maculata, /3, Candida, Michx. fl. bor. 1. 

 p. 145. Flowers white, sweet-scented. There is a variety of 

 this species, having the leaves edged with white, or pale yellow. 



Stveet-scented-QoKeied Phlox. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1766. 

 PI. 1 to 2 feet. 



21 P. DRUMMONDI (Hook. bot. mag. t. 3441.) annual; stems 

 erect, simple at bottom, but a little branched at top, beset with 

 spreading hairs, as well as the edges of the leaves, calyxes, brac- 

 teas, &c. ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, half stem- clasping, all mucro- 

 nate and downy, lower ones opposite, upper ones alternate ; 

 panicle trichotomously corymbose ; flowers on very short pe- 

 dicels ; calycine segments linear-subulate, mucronate, a little 

 reflexed ; tube of corolla much curved, hairy, 3 times longer 

 than the calyx; segments of corolla imbricate, cuneate, obtuse, 

 entire. Q. H. Native of Mexico, in the Texas. D. Don, in 

 Sweet, fl. gard. n. s. t. 316. Flowers of a beautiful purple, with 

 a darker eye. Lower leaves always opposite ; upper ones nearly 

 ovate. 



Drummond's Phlox. Fl. Aug. Sept. Clt. 1835. PI. 1 foot. 



2. Leaves broad. Plants nith barren stems. 



22 P. OVA'TA (Lin. spec. 217.) erect, glabrous; radical leaves 

 ovate, acute, rather fleshy, cauline ones ovate-oblong ; corymbs 

 subfastigiate ; segments of corolla undulated, retuse ; teeth of 

 calyx linear, acute. If. H. Native of North America. Willd. 

 spec. 1. p. 842. Pursh, fl. 1. p. 150. Plukn. mant. p. 122. t. 

 348. f. 4. Flowers beautiful, reddish purple. 



Var. ft, Lislonidna (Hort.) radicle leaves ovate : cauline ones 

 lanceolate. If. H. Native of North America. P. ovata, 

 Curt. bot. mag. t. 582. 



Oeate-leaved Phlox. Fl. May, July ; /3, July, Aug. Clt. 

 1759; /3, 1816. PI. 1 to 1| foot. 



23 P. RE'PTANS (Michx. fl. amer. bor. 1. p. 144. Vent. malm. 

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